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Learn all about beer in Japan through written guides, videos, and other specialized content. Focusing on all aspects of Japanese beer from the major beer producers down to the local breweries and brew pubs.

The definition of Japanese beer is changing and as of April 2018, more breweries will be allowed to experiment more with beer styles and flavors without being knocked out of the “Beer” category of malty beverages. Read more to find out how this will affect your favorite breweries!

Hailing from the southern area of Japan’s main island, Minoh Beer is one of the most innovative and multi-award winning brewers in Japan and their line of IPAs are some of the best available. Here we look at their Kozaru IPA.

Japanese craft brewers are tenacious in honing their skills and adapting new flavors in an ever-changing market. Many breweries make small one-off batches and this is one of them (less than 2,000 bottles made)! Dive into how Tamamura Honten tackles a New England IPA style beer here!